You’ve been waiting for the first announcement for a long time and today, we’re finally revealing the first bands that will play at the hellfest 2013! …this is rather a foretaste that should satisfy the most of you for a few weeks. We still know some fellas are hudge music gluttons and this first list won’t satisfy their hunger… .But, don’t be afraid, you won’t wait for too long this time. We‘ll complete this announcement with new bands (and not minor ones!) before the Xmas period! On December 19th, you should receive a new flood of bands which should allow you to end this year with a great smile!

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But pay attention to this: today’s special offer will be the last one, and when it will be over, the only thing left will be the 3 day ticket full price! Of course, this is before offering you the possibility to buy a daily ticket when the last bands, as well as the full running order, will be revealed, probably in February.You can trust us guys, you know this program is being prepared by fans for other fans, as every year! You can still count on a selection of more than 160 bands representing the best of all current and extreme scenes, but also some great legendary federative headliners.So take care guys, see ya in 3 weeks for a great new toxic announcement!http://www.digitick.com/hellfest-2013-p ... 09655.html

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Worst lineup they've had so far. Every year so far I've been DESPERATE to go, and now I'm in the position where I might be able to afford it, this looks pretty shit.

I agree but... let's wait for more bands![/quote]

True, there are more to come, but this is still weak for a first announcement. No bands screaming at me that I have to see them, whereas last year was incredible, then again I didn't follow the announcements. But Sunn O))), alcest, anaal nathrakh, nasum, within temptation, girlschool, obituary, megadeth etc, all better than pretty much all the bands announced so far this year, at least IMO.

But pay attention to this: today’s special offer will be the last one, and when it will be over, the only thing left will be the 3 day ticket full price! Of course, this is before offering you the possibility to buy a daily ticket when the last bands, as well as the full running order, will be revealed, probably in February.You can trust us guys, you know this program is being prepared by fans for other fans, as every year! You can still count on a selection of more than 160 bands representing the best of all current and extreme scenes, but also some great legendary federative headliners.So take care guys, see ya in 3 weeks for a great new toxic announcement!http://www.digitick.com/hellfest-2013-p ... 09655.html

You can't really comment on the line up being shit when there's still about 100 bands to be announced

When you know Kiss are headlining one night, and that almost all semi-headliners are shit, there's not much hope to see the good bands for more than 40 minutes. Seriously, the lineup really sucks. There's not a single band in there that I REALLY want to see. There's quite a few bands everyone already saw (and they aren't particularly exciting maybe except Accept) and most of the good ones are in that category. Candlemass and Aura Noir are probably the only bands I'd REALLY want to see.

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Hey dude, be open minded!! (that's what the frenchies keep on saying on the forum...)

Tell that to the Nachtmystium and Rotting Christ fans if they make fun of the Korn fans. I think that the diversification is a bit too broad for some people's liking.

Leaving all purist and elitist sentiments aside, I think it's great for the KISS fan (hypothetical example of the not-so-informed heavymetal/rock fan) to explore the underground and extreme bands on the line-up. It'll also be great for bands like RC and Nachtmystium to expand their fan base.

...but of course, not so great for extreme music fans, coz apart from a handful of bands, the rest of the line up is pretty shit.

The thing with Kiss, is they have no place in an extreme metal fest. A big portion of their fans couldn't be bothered by the other bands, and you really don't need to attend a festival to see them. It's a waste of a good headliner. It's just for the fun of having Kiss in your festival.

This is the first announcement. Last year, the line-up wasn't looking to appealing for the extreme/underground metal tyrants until after the holidays when bands like Pentagram and Necros Christos began appearing.

Correct me if I'm misinformed, but I'm almost positive that the second announcement upped the ante last time around. And the festival itself was AWESOME.

If there was ever a festival lineup that perfectly displays cognitive dissonance on the part of the bookers, this is it.

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They really shouldn't have 3 Doors Down written directly at the start of the announcement, I almost had a fucking heart attack.

Yeah, my eyes widened significantly when I saw their name. I seriously thought they were broken up by now. I'd say they've got no business on this festival, but then again that can be said for about half the band on the lineup.

Welp, with one announcement this turned from being something I was laughing at to something I would kill to go to. At The Gates, Kreator, Immortal, Asphyx, Equilibrium, Sinister, and Evoken in one festival would be amazing.

Seriously, how many of the people commenting here have actually gone to Hellfest?! The extreme metal bands mixed with pretty much everything across the board is and has always been an integral part of the festival's identity. Hellfest has a stage for death/grind, one for black/pagan/viking, one for doom/stoner/sludge, one for hc/punk/drone and two main stages for the bigger and more commercial bands, although thrash/heavy bands also play there. So I ask, what's the surprise with having some non-metallic mainstream artists billed? It's actually a regular thing there.

The second announcement definitely improved the bill and it will become better when the final announcements are made, it's always like that and you always end up with almost too many good shows to see because the schedules are normally flawless. So it's bound to be again a great line-up in the end.

On a personal notice though I'm not very excited because I've seen most of the billed bands and the remaining ones that I haven't seen yet can be counted with one hand. So unless they put out some more names I haven't seen before I'll probably pass.

I've been to Hellfest in 2008, and while they were always eccelctic, maybe not as much as this. I saw Venom, Morbid Angel, Motorhead, Carcass, Slayer, Calavera Conspiracy (ie. Sepultura) headline. Those are the types of headliners a metal festival should have. Not Kiss, Twisted Sister, Guns and Roses like they are doing lately, bands which anyone can easily see outside a festival if they want to. The other high billed bands were much better though, still there's a couple of good ones this year. The thing with Hellfest is that they manage to bring some good big metal bands, the less big ones, cult bands metal or not, from various horizons. But what's the deal with Stonesour, Bullet for my Valentine? The shitty bands were really kept to a minimum before. Now it seems most of the worthwhile bands will be playing in the tents.

That's probably part of the new logistics there. Now that they have six stages they've done a complete reorganizing of where bands from each genre play. I think that Hellfest was never a "metal festival" per se, more like a festival dedicated to extreme music with some commercial acts. Hardcore bands for instance have always been on big numbers there.

I've attended the festival for the past three years and while some of the more extreme bands would play on the main stages this last edition moved all of them to the tents. Well, all apart from the thrash bands which still play on the main stages. It's probably a way of making their vision of a festival for everyone more functional and have the main stages used primarily for the bigger names, metal or not. I actually have no problem with them doing it because I still usually have more shows to attend than the body can handle. What's wrong if they're all in the tents then? At least that implies walking less between stages.

The second announcement definitely improved the bill and it will become better when the final announcements are made, it's always like that and you always end up with almost too many good shows to see because the schedules are normally flawless. So it's bound to be again a great line-up in the end.

You thought the main part of the #HELLFEST threat had been revealed, well you were wrong because we are proud to announce the confirmation of the legendary DEF LEPPARD on Clisson’s lands. A big come back in France after 17 years of absence.

And why should we stop to a simple wave when we can offer a true cataclysm of decibels.Indeed, here come the names of all the news bands EUROPE, MORBID ANGEL, NOFX, BELPHEGOR, HELL MILITIA, HIGH ON FIRE, LORDI, MASTERS OF REALITY, P.O.D, PRONG, TREPONEM PAL and VEKTOR. Here comes the 156 bands* confirmed for this #HELLFEST 2013. Once again, a new edition that will make the experts happy, curious, passionate or neophyte. Thanx again for your trust, and we’ll meet you again in a few week for more surprises! (*on 159).